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Abram
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foresters parade
Photo: tony
Photo: tony
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Item #: 22572
Item #: 22572
i've posted this photo back in may 2010.
i've added colour to it to show more
detail to the parade back in the early
1900s.
i've added colour to it to show more
detail to the parade back in the early
1900s.
Comment by: Jim Latham on 28th January 2013 at 15:15
Where is this? My guess is Abram, near the Church and the Bucks Head.
Comment by: cliff on 28th January 2013 at 19:11
not far off jim i can see my old school on the right
Comment by: ann21 on 28th January 2013 at 19:52
Tony, brilliant photo. Do you know what they were celebrating.
Comment by: Mick on 28th January 2013 at 20:12
Ann21, the Foresters was and still is, a friendly society, originally formed to provide sickness and death insurance at reasonable rates for ordinary working people.
They used to hold 'club days', on which the officials and members would hold a procession dressed in their regalia.
This was usually followed by a gala or field treat.
Comment by: tony on 28th January 2013 at 20:22
Could have been a Foresters 'Club Day'?
Many friendly societies held them.
A procession would usually be followed by a Gala or Field Treat.
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